"Where is His Majesty now?" Wang Sun Wuji asked while holding a teacup.
"His Majesty said he was going out for a trip this time. He went to Linjiang, Jinling, and Wofeng Road. I'm afraid he is in the Western Xia Autonomous Region now." Zhong Jitang replied.
"You said... His Majesty really went on a trip?"
"Perhaps. I heard that His Majesty brought along Eunuch Jia, and also picked up Elder Qin Bingzhong in Xishan, and also brought along Prime Minister Yan Beixi in Jinling. However... his ultimate destination is still the north. I guess the final destination of this journey should be the Far North Road."
Yu Xingjian thought for a moment and then said, "Think about it, why did Brother Yun Xiyan rush to Dading Prefecture in such a hurry? His Majesty must want to meet him in Dading Prefecture. I guess he wants to promote our commercial policy in Far North Road."
All the young people fell silent.
Your Majesty left Guanyun City in early April, and now it is July.
This time he did not go to the battlefield in person, but the powerful army of Daxia had completed the strategic task of occupying the Liao Dynasty.
As in the past, the Liao Dynasty, that is, the Far North Road of Daxia, will inevitably be stable and well governed.
That was a brand new territory. Together with the territory of the Western Xia Autonomous Region, Daxia had almost expanded by half again. What did this mean?
It means brand new business opportunities!
Since Western Xia and Liao Dynasty were incorporated into the territory of Daxia, their subsequent development plans would probably be no different from those of the other regions of Daxia.
"Do you know who the governor of Yuanbei Road is?" Wang Sun Wuji asked.
"I heard that Ning Yuchun, the former governor of the Southwest Jingdao, was transferred to the governor of the Far North Jingdao."
"Ning Yuchun? The one who used to be from Wofeng Dao? If it's him, Yuanbei Dao should be able to make a smooth transition."
Wang Chaofeng was quite familiar with Ning Yuchun. Although he had never dealt with him directly, Ning Yuchun had been extremely resolute in implementing Fu Xiaoguan's policies in Wofeng Road. It was a pity that he was eventually transferred to Jinling.
"What do you think...is it time to enter the Western Xia Autonomous Region and the Far North Road?" Wang Sun Wuji asked again.
No one answered because it was difficult to answer.
After all, the Liao Dynasty was different from the former Yu Dynasty's Fan State and even the Yi State - the cultural customs of these three countries were almost identical, and they all advocated sacred learning, but the Liao Dynasty was truly a foreign land, and after all, very little was known about it.
If the people there are barbarians and if they are stubborn and unrepentant, it would probably not be easy for Daxia to win the hearts of the people there.
"We've never dealt with the Liao or Xixia people before. After all, it was their emperor who surrendered voluntarily, so I think naturalization would be much easier. But the Liao people... what we fear most in doing business is instability. I think it's best to wait."
At this moment, the door of the room opened, and Zhang Qiyue walked in with Sima Che. She was the current Concubine Che of Da Xia!
Everyone stood up and bowed in unison.
Sima Che laughed. "Why? I heard that you were very casual when meeting him, but you became distant with me?"
"Everyone, please take a seat!"
Sima Che sat at the top, and the others sat down later - after all, that person was familiar with them, and they knew each other's temperaments quite well. They had dealt with each other in Wofeng Road before, and they had also eaten together and visited brothels in Guanyun City, so of course they would be more casual.
But it’s different when facing Concubine Che!
Even though she was Sima Tao's sister, they didn't dare to say a word, so the atmosphere here was a bit depressing.
Sima Che took the initiative to speak:
"I'm here today to tell you some news."
Everyone pricked up their ears. Sima Che continued, "You are all outstanding disciples from several major business families in Daxia. His Majesty has sent a letter. Now the Western Xia Autonomous Region and the Far North Road..."
She looked around and said, "These two places are in need of renovation."
She looked at Zhong Jitang and said with a smile, "You may not know yet, but your Miss Zhong Yu, the Sixth Miss, left for Far North Road three days ago. Also... His Majesty will arrive in Far North Road around the beginning of September."
Sima Che stood up after saying this and said, "Qiyue, let's go back to the palace and play mahjong."
"good!"
Zhang Qiyue and Sima Che left like that. Silence fell for a moment. Lu Xihui clapped her folding fan fiercely and said, "We've been living such a comfortable life. There's such a huge business opportunity! Does Concubine Che really need to bring this up?"
"Now that business is going big and going well, my courage has dwindled. Who's going with us tomorrow?"
“I’ll go!”
"We're all going!"
Zhao Zheng was stunned. His family opened a cannery in Siyang County and made a lot of money. He also wanted to go there, but his purpose of coming to Guanyun City was to participate in the Autumn Examination!
This is confusing!
How about sending a letter home and asking my younger brother Zhao Ce to go to Xixia and Yuanbei Road?
The news of the establishment of Far North Road spread throughout Daxia in the fastest time.
Naturally, the merchants of Daxia took action the moment they received this news.
A stable Daxia, a stable business policy and business environment have greatly promoted the subjective initiative of businessmen.
They firmly believed that their emperor could properly deal with the Far North Road, and they firmly believed that the Liao people would soon be assimilated into the Daxia people.
In fact, the first group of people who went to Western Xia and Far North Road were not Sima Tao and others, but merchants from Jinling who were recommended by Li Cai, the Minister of Commerce of the temporary capital Jinling.
Li Cai convened a business meeting shortly after Fu Xiaoguan left Jinling. He invited Jinling Governor Yan Shidao, Minister of Revenue Qi Kangping, and the rest were big merchants in the five districts of Jinling.
For example, the Lu family, the Zhou family, the Chen family, the Han family, etc.
It involves all aspects such as water transport, salt industry, iron smelting and weaving.
They were the first to hear the news of the demise of the Liao Dynasty, and they also arrived in the Western Xia Autonomous Region and the Far North Road at the first time, and quickly began to make plans in these two places.
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Fu Xiaoguan and his tour group left Green Flag State and slowly headed towards the Western Xia Autonomous Region. An edict he wrote was passed on to Guanyun City, but the central court of Guanyun City was in an uproar.
Zhuo, the Minister of the Secretariat, who had already returned to Guanyun City, looked at the letter and then at Nangong Yiyu and Meng Changping. "So, Your Majesty is only appointing a governor of the Far North Road?"
Nangong Yiyu stroked his beard and smiled bitterly, "We've been so worried about the officials at all levels who will be appointed to the Far North Road, but His Majesty is so simple-minded that he only appointed Ning Yuchun... Even a hero needs three helpers. He sent Ning Yuchun all alone to the Far North Road. Does Ning Yuchun have a grudge against him?"
Meng Changping frowned slightly and thought for a long time. "However, His Majesty has transferred a large number of officials from the Imperial Censorate to Far North Road. In addition, His Majesty left a division of the Second Army to garrison Dading Prefecture, and the rest of the divisions went to the border of Far North Road. To this day, there has been no news of any riots in Far North Road from the Ministry of Civil Affairs... Perhaps those Liao people have suffered poverty and persecution for too long and are hoping for a better life?"
Zhuo Yihang was silent for a moment. "Perhaps, in the hearts of the Liao people, the current situation will at least not be worse than before. By the way, what was Ning Yuchun's first act after taking office?"
"He summoned all the former officials of Far North Province and announced a policy to exempt Far North Province from agricultural taxes for five years."
"here you go!"
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